passive onboard preamps?

[redname]

Hi,
is there any good passive onboard preamps for bass?

reason y i'm asking this is that i wish to change my preamp on my 1st bass but i do not wanna cut a hole in it for those active preamps to hold the battery.

it's my 1st bass and has sentimental value in it

 

[Morlock]

try to go the TYMC and bring your bass there. they can give you a better recommendation they also sell aguilar preamps and very good prices

 

[redname]

Aguilar is active i'm afraid

 

[Turxile]

If your bass has a rear route control cavity the battery might fit in there.

 

[redname]

don't have, everything accessed by opening up the pick guard

 

[Morlock]

=redname

as far as I know all on board pre-amps needed a battery because active controls (bass, mid, treble) needed more power hence making the bass active after installing them.

I recommended aguilar because aguilar is the most compact on board preamp out there (the controls + the battery usually fit a small cavity) and TYMC staff are really helpful in advising on this stuff.

 

[redname]

thanks man, i asked this at talkbass and i got a pretty interesting answer.

one of them suggested that i install a stereo jack and wire something to the +ve terminal for the battery, then with a stereo instrument cable plugged it, it should provide power for the preamp.

cool

 

[lordie]

good luck with yer project. i may have a opb-3 for sale ;p soon. if u are keen.

 

[redname]

haha, when the time comes then see lah.

my fren say he can lend me his outboard preamp and see if it solves my problem, so if it does then i'll really consider getting a preamp whether it's onboard or external

 

[Morlock]

must also keep in mind that on board preamp or out board pre-amp are nothing more than an EQ on steriods. and not all pre-amps are the same as they produce different frequencies. I currently have an emg on-board pre-amp on my bass wired to 18v, but I still opt to buy MXR bass DI plus. now I my on-board pre-amp is just set to flat as I kind of like the frequencies of my out-board pre-amp better. just something to think about imo if your bass has sentimental value, then just go with an outboard pre-amp (MXR bass di, Sansamp bass di, BDI 21, Hartke bass attack, Aguilar Tone hammer, sadowski out board preamp, EBS micro bass preamp) to name a few ones you can get here in singapore. most of the time outboard preamp sounds a lot better then on board

 

[redname]

must also keep in mind that on board preamp or out board pre-amp are nothing more than an EQ on steriods. and not all pre-amps are the same as they produce different frequencies. I currently have an emg on-board pre-amp on my bass wired to 18v, but I still opt to buy MXR bass DI plus. now I my on-board pre-amp is just set to flat as I kind of like the frequencies of my out-board pre-amp better. just something to think about imo if your bass has sentimental value, then just go with an outboard pre-amp (MXR bass di, Sansamp bass di, BDI 21, Hartke bass attack, Aguilar Tone hammer, sadowski out board preamp, EBS micro bass preamp) to name a few ones you can get here in singapore. most of the time outboard preamp sounds a lot better then on board

yap, my fren is lending me the aguilar tonehammer.

if it works well, i shld be getting that or the sadowsky one. wanted to get the hartke one but that thing is so huge, the other one i heard is sansamps but the reviews aren't that gd